Archive for July 2019
Norwalk couple planning the ultimate doghouse
A Norwalk couple is making plans to build the ultimate doghouse for their four dogs – a multifaceted facility that caters to pet owners and their four-legged friends.
Plans call for Paws & Pints to …
Read MoreApartment rents increasing in Des Moines area
The average rent of an apartment in Des Moines reached $903 per month in June, up $14 from what renters were paying a year ago, a survey by RENTCafe.com shows. Altoona apartment rent prices jumped …
Read MoreProject at former Franklin school gets green light
The Des Moines City Council this week approved the second and third readings of an ordinance that allows 12 acres at the former Franklin Junior High School site to be rezoned from a limited neighborhood …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Scott Behn
Scott Behn, who has worked in the telecommunications industry for nearly four decades, on June 24 began the newest chapter of his career as CEO of business services provider Aureon. He succeeds Ron Keller, who …
Read MoreDes Moines plans $5.5 million animal shelter near river
Construction of a $5.5 million animal shelter is slated to begin in 2020 at Southeast 14th and Harriett streets. Architectural rendering by Hartman Trapp Architecture Studio
A new animal control shelter at Southeast 14th and Harriett …
Read MoreVacancy rate for industrial space drops to about 3%
Construction is underway on Hubbell Realty Co.’s Grimes Distribution Center No. 5 along Iowa Highway 141. The 110,000-square-foot facility is expected to be completed by year’s end. Photo provided by Hubbell Realty Co.
The vacancy rate …
Read MoreBeing a Counterintuitive Investor – Do Stock Markets Follow GDP?
BY KENT KRAMER, CFP®, AIF®, Chief Investment Officer, Foster Group
The Cambridge Dictionary defines counter intuitive as “something that…does not happen in the way you would expect.” We have an intuition about something, an expectation about …
Read MoreREG opens first diesel fueling station
Ames-based biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group has opened its first fueling station, next to its biodiesel plant in Seneca, Ill. REG Seneca has been producing biodiesel for over a decade and employs 53. Last year, biodiesel …
Read MorePowers named marketing and PR director of Des Moines Art Center
The Des Moines Art Center has appointed Jordan Powers as its new director of marketing and public relations. The Chicago native was most recently the communications manager at Catch Des Moines. Before that, she was …
Read MoreSBA backs $2.3M in loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration in June backed nine private loans for mostly small projects in Central Iowa.
The $2.3 million in loans was for projects expected to create a combined 17 jobs and to …